Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Early Electronic Arts packaging was not just unique and elegant; it also housed some truly excellent and innovative games, back from an era when the company considered itself artful. Clever RPGs like cult favourite The Bard's Tale were the norm, and you can see what the norm was like by bidding on this eBay auction for a complete copy of The Bard's Tale (Amiga).

Monday, May 29, 2017

Though less impressive than the Atari Lynx, and less successful than the all-conquering GameBoy the Sega Game Gear remains an absolutely lovely 8-bit colour handheld with some excellent games. You can grab one via this Sega Game GeareBay auction too. The console on offer is in good condition, is fully working, and comes with a Columns cart.

Friday, May 26, 2017

Building on the success of the groundbreaking original Sonic game, Sonic 2 made Sega's hardware do some thoroughly amazing things, while simultaneously improving on the game's design and graphics. Then again, you obviously know all this, so, well, here's an eBay auction for Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Sega Megadrive). The game comes complete with manual in its original box.

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

One of the more obscure 8-bit British micros, the Jupiter Ace was released in 1982 for £89.95, and was built around the Z80 processor and the FORTH language. It never sold in large quantities, and despite retaining quite a few followers to this very day, the Jupiter Ace is rare.

You can still bid on one via this Jupiter AceeBay auction though. The computer on offer is fully working, and seems to be in great cosmetic condition too. It is accompanied by the power supply unit, the RF lead, and a book on FORTH.

Monday, May 22, 2017

A Retro Treasures favourite, Hideo Kojima's cyberpunk adventure Snatcher for the Sega CD has once again appeared on eBay. The particular game on offer seems to be in excellent condition, and comes complete in its finely preserved case with the manual, and even the foam insert.

Friday, May 19, 2017

Climber is one of the most beautiful Crystal Screen handhelds Nintendo produced for its Game & Watch series, and also one of the most technically impressive. It is also a rare, retro little something you can bid on via this ClimbereBay auction. The handheld on offer is in fine condition, and fully working.

Thursday, May 18, 2017

The 1982 ColecoVision sold over four million units, supported 32 (!) hardware sprites, and had over 100 games published for it, yet never survived the US video games crash. Still, Coleco's machine is a wonderful and technically impressive console to collect for, and there are few better places to start from than this ColecoVisioneBay auction.

The console on offer has been tested, and is working. It is also bundled with the bits you need to get it running, and 27 games (some of which are boxed). The games include Gorf, Atlantis, Pitfall!, Star Strike, and Q*Bert.

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

The first Mario platformer I ever played was on the Nintendo Game Boy, and it was none other than the excellent and rather atypical Super Mario Land, a copy of which you could easily grab via this eBay auction. The cartridge on offer comes with its protective case, and manual.

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Known as the SNES Mini, SNES Junior, or even SNES 2, the 1997-released console you see above is a compact, cuter version of the US Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Quite obviously it remains an excellent 16-bit console, and you can bid on one via this SNES Mini auction on eBay. The console has been fully tested, comes with all required leads and things, a controller, and six cartridges including Super Mario World, Super Mario All-Stars, Super Mario Kart, and Zelda: A Link To The Past.

Monday, May 15, 2017

The World War I installment in the ground-breaking Ancient Art of War RTS series, the brilliant Ancient Art of War in the Skies (DOS), has happily made itself available on eBay. The game on offer comes complete in its lovely box with manuals, disks, and registration card, and will happily run on and 286 (or better) MS-DOS PCs.

Friday, May 12, 2017

The last of the British 8-bit micros, the Enterprise by Intelligent Systems, despite being a solid micro that also offered ZX Spectrum compatibility and a rather odd built-in joystick, was released far too late. It simply stood no chance when faced with the Amiga and Atari ST. Its impressive 672x512 high-res graphics and 256 colours could not save it from becoming a rare computer to collect.

It's quite rare to see one of those on eBay too, but here's a finely preserved, boxed Enterprise 64 up for auction. It has been tested and is fully working, and comes complete with 128k of RAM, PSU, leads, BASIC cartridge, polys, and manual.

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge, Lotus Turbo Challenge 2, and Lotus III: The Ultimate Challenge are three of the very best 16-bit racing games ever developed and released, and some of the finest arcade racers ever. Obviously, they haven't aged a day either, and if you own an Amiga CD32, care for really rare games, and love your Lotus racers in a handy collection, you simply have to bid on this eBay auction for The Classic Lotus Trilogy(Amiga CD32). The game has been tested and comes in its original box.

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

The rare and gloriously named Mega Man: The Wily Wars for the PAL Sega Megadrive has gone up for auction on eBay, and is already commanding a most respectable price. The game comes complete with manual and cartridge in its original box; everything seems to be in good to very good condition.

Monday, May 8, 2017

A wonderful woody version of Atari's original console has made itself available via this Atari 2600eBay auction. It comes with two controllers, and 32 game cartridges including a selection of quality classics such as Yar's Revenge, Ms. Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Pole Position, Super Breakout, Berzerk, and Missile Command.

Friday, May 5, 2017

Sierra's ambitious 8-bit CRPG The Wrath of Denethenor, an interesting, quite rare, and relatively obscure top-down, hack-and-slash fantasy game, has made another rather unexpected appearance on eBay! Feel free to bid on this The Wrath of Denethenor (C64) auction for a complete boxed copy of the Commodore 64 version of the game game with manual, 5.25" disks, and assorted leaflets.

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Many of us hated the fact that Amstrad grabbed Sinclair for pennies, and essentially murdered its innovative soul, but we do have to admit that the ZX Spectrum +2 was a fine, affordable, and very handy micro. It was also unashamedly gaming focused, played nice with monitors and joysticks, sported all the extra 128k model goodies, had a decent keyboard, was properly reliable, and you can grab a fully working one via this ZX Spectrum +2eBay auction.

The computer on offer comes with two manuals, all required cables, PSU, and a joystick. It is also accompanied by several (boxed) games and utilities including brilliant scrolling beat-'em-up Target; Renegade, classic budget title Super Sprint, and educational package Micro Maths.

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

The follow-up to DOOM, the final id game John Romero worked on, and a definitive classic that shaped the FPS for years to come, Quake is an amazing and truly ground-breaking game. It also happens to be a fantasy-horror shooter that has aged too gracefully, and one you can grab in its big lovely box via this Quake (PC)eBay auction. It's the original UK release, and it comes complete in its box.

Monday, May 1, 2017

The lovely, durable 3" floppy disks the Amstrad CPC 6128 utilized, were difficult to find even as early as the early '90s, and have been getting unsurprisingly trickier to get a hold of since then. Handily, this eBay auction will get you 10 diskettes neatly packed in their box for your CPC. And, yes, they can also be used on your Spectrum +3.